One of the biggest issued discussed at Saturday's summit was whether the federal government should require labeling foods that contain GMOs.

One of the biggest issued discussed at Saturday's summit was whether the federal government should require labeling foods that contain GMOs.

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Updated: 6:34 PM CST Mar 7, 2015

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WEBVTT IT IS A RENTAL CAR. NO REPORT ON WHICH DIRECTION HE MAY HAVE GONE. ANYONE WITH ANY INFORMATION IS ASKED TO CALL 911 IMMEDIATELY. NOW TO COMMITMENT 2016 NEWS TONIGHT. HOPEFUL REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES ARE IN DES MOINES FOR THE FIRST IOWA AGRICULTURAL SUMMIT. EIGHT POTENTIAL CANDIDATES SPOKE TO THE CROWD TODAY. KCCI'S KIM ST. ONGE WAS THERE TODAY FOLLOWING ALL THE ISSUES THE GOP TOUCHED ON. KIM? KIM: THINGS WRAPPED UP EARLIER. IN A MORE INFORMAL Q&A FORMAT, SOME OF THE BIGGEST-NAME REPUBLICANS AND POSSIBLE 2016 PRESIDENTIAL HOPEFULS DISCUSSED ISSUES IMPACTING THE AGRICULTURE INDUSTRY. ONE OF THE BIGGEST ISSUES WAS WHETHER THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SHOULD LABEL FOOD CONTAINING GMO S. WE SHOULD NOT BE TRYING TO MAKE IT HARDER FOR THAT KIND OF INNOVATION TO EXIST. WE SHOULD CELEBRATE IT. ALL OF THESE THINGS, STATE-BY-STATE, THAT IS A SOLUTION FOR A PROBLEM THAT DOES NOT EXIST. TEXAS SENATOR TED CRUZ SAID IT IS UP TO THE CONSUMER. WE SHOULD NOT LET ANTI-SCIEN CE ZEALOTRY AFFECT US. FUEL TECH'S CREDITS, AND THE ETHAN ALL INDUSTRY. -- ETHANOL INDUSTRY. THE ONLY BEINGS THAT SHOULD HAVE ETERNAL LIFE ARE HUMAN BEINGS AND DOGS. SCOTT WALKER SUPPORTS A FREE AND OPEN MARKET, WITH LITTLE GOVERNMENT INTERFERENCE. I AM CONTINUING THE RENEWABLE FUEL STANDARD, AND PRESSING THE EPA THAT THEY ARE CERTAIN IN TERMS OF THE LEVELS. KIM: AND THE FLORIDA SENATOR MARCO RUBIO AND DONALD TRUMP WERE SCHEDULED TO BE HERE, THEY

Presidential candidates discuss GMO food label requirements

One of the biggest issued discussed at Saturday's summit was whether the federal government should require labeling foods that contain GMOs.